When EPICA formed in 2002, everyone knew that something unique was on it´s way to conquer the music industry. Nobody else before combined such a wide range from gothic metal to symphonic, epical elements with ravenous blast beats, angelic female vocals and mean male growls. “With 'The Divine Conspiracy' EPICA strike back with their most ambitious album so far. The dream-like performance of nightingale Simone Simons, the thrashing guitar ravage entangled in highly detailed orchestral divinity and the contrasting, almost black metalish ferocity renders “The Divine Conspiracy” a must-have for the fan of female-fronted metal.”